Sharon Creech Quotes

I entered a poem in a poetry contest around 1987, and the poem won and I received $1,000 for it. That made me realize that maybe what I was writing was worth reading to people. After that, for some reason, I turned to novels and I've written mainly novels ever since.

Sharon Creech

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 29, 1945

Topics

PoetryPeopleMeWritingReading

I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them.

Mayim Bialik

BigBeingWellKidsReallyWorks

But on the other hand, in the midst of the chaos, you find normal people. You find people who are willing to risk their lives to tell you what they saw, even though they have no dog in the fight.

John Pomfret

DogFightPeopleChaosYouFind

It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.

Stanley Schmidt

BelieveKnowWillMoreNeverBig

The fact that some things are mysterious or that they touch on mystery isn't in some way a capitulation, and one should realize that there are some things that we may never understand and, to that extent, should be humbled by that.

Simon Conway Morris

MysteryUnderstandTouchWayNever

To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better.

Mickey Rooney

AloneMyselfMeBetterYouKnow

I feel absolutely no threat or fear in Mexico City.

Michael Nyman

FearCityFeelMexicoAbsolutely

I'm not too secure about my looks. They can always change. I was heavy and overweight as a teenager, so it's hard to be cocky or egotistical.

Lorenzo Lamas

ChangeLooksCockyHardAlways

I saw the Count lying within the box upon the earth, some of which the rude falling from the cart had scattered over him. He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well.

Bram Stoker

EyesRedLookEarthLyingImage

If beauty isn't genius it usually signals at least a high level of animal cunning.

Peter York

BeautyAnimalGeniusHighLevel

I hold no economic interest in any company in this industry; however, I do hold and use digital currency for my personal use. I strive to keep myself non-biased and work with the highest integrity.

Perianne Boring

WorkIntegrityMyselfPersonalHold

I'm more hungry now than I was 11 years ago. Which is great because I see a lot of artists that have been out for a long period of time. They get kind of fat.

Lenny Kravitz

GreatTimeFatLongNowKind

So South Korean ability is very much limited to handle North Korean, you know, difficulties. So we don't want to see an immediate collapse of the North Korea regime.

Kim Dae Jung

YouKnowWantDifficultiesSeeMuch

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